Ulster History
Railway Cup
Ulster have won 24 Railway Cup Football Championships
Sean O'Neill (Down) won eight Railway Cup medals with Ulster and this a national record which still stands today.
Colm McAlarney (Down) is the only footballer to have won Railway Cup medals in three different decades
The winning Ulster sides are listed below - the Captains are highlighted
1942: B. Kelly (Cavan); E. McLaughlin (Armagh), B. Cully (Cavan), T. O'Reilly (Cavan); G. Smith (Cavan), J. McCullagh (Armagh), V. Duffy (Monaghan); C. McDyer (Donegal), J. J. O'Reilly (Cavan); K. Armstrong (Antrim), A. Murray (Armagh), T. P. O'Reilly (Cavan); B. Cullen (Tyrone), S. Deignan (Cavan), H. Gallagher (Donegal).
1943: J. D. Benson (Cavan); E. McLaughlin (Armagh), B. Cully (Cavan), T. O'Reilly (Cavan); G. Smith (Cavan), J. McCullagh (Armagh), V. Duffy (Monaghan); J. J. O'Reilly (Cavan), C. McDyer (Donegal): K. Armstrong (Antrim), A. Murray (Armagh), P. Maguire (Derry); P. McCarney (Monaghan), S. Deignan (Cavan), H. Gallagher (Donegal).
Sub: T. McCann (Down)
1947: J. O'Hare (Down); W. Feeney (Antrim), G. Watterson (Antrim), J. McCullagh (Armagh): E. McDonnell (Monaghan), J. J. O'Reilly (Cavan), S. Deignan (Cavan); H. O'Neill (Antrim); S. Gallagher (Antrim), K. Armstrong (Antrim), M. Higgins (Cavan), F. Niblock (Derry); S. Gibson (Antrim), B. McAleer (Antrim), S. McCallin (Antrim).
Sub: H. Brown (Down)
1950: J. O'Hare (Down); J. J. O'Reilly (Cavan), M. Moyna (Monaghan), P. Smith (Cavan): P. J. Duke (Cavan), P. O'Neill (Armagh), S. Quinn (Armagh); P. Brady (Cavan); W. McCorry (Armagh), A. Tighe (Cavan), M. Higgins (Cavan), V. Sherlock (Cavan); K. Armstrong (Antrim), P. Donohue (Cavan), H. McKearney (Monaghan).
Sub: S. Gallagher (Antrim) for V.Sherlock
1956: S. Morris (Cavan); N. O'Reilly (Cavan), J. Bratten (Armagh), J. McKnight (Armagh): K. Mussen (Down), J. Rice (Monaghan), J. McDonnell (Cavan); J. McKeever (Derry); T. Maguire (Cavan), K. Denvir (Down), J. Taggart (Tyrone), J. Cunningham (Armagh); K.P. Campbell (Armagh), V. Sherlock (Cavan), R. Gribben (Derry).
1960: T. Turbett (Tyrone); G. Kelly (Cavan), H. F. Gribben (Derry), P. Rice (Down); P. Breen (Derry), T. Maguire (Cavan), J. McDonnell (Cavan); J. Lennon (Down), J. O'Neill (Tyrone); S O'Neill (Down), J McKeever (Derry), P Doherty (Down); J. Whan (Armagh), J Brady (Cavan), A. Hadden (Down).
Sub: K. Mussen (Down) for P. Breen
1963: T. Turbett (Tyrone); G. Kelly (Cavan), L. Murphy (Down), P. Rice (Down); P. J. Flood (Donegal), T. Maguire (Cavan), J. McDonnell (Cavan); S. Ferriter (Donegal), R. Carolan (Cavan); S O'Neill (Down), F. McFeeley (Donegal), P Doherty (Down); J. Whan (Armagh), P.T. Treacy (Fermanagh), B. Morgan (Down).
Subs: J. O'Neill (Tyrone) for S. Ferriter; J. McCartan (Down) for R.Carolan
1964: S.Hoare (Donegal); G. Kelly (Cavan), L. Murphy (Down), B. Brady (Donegal); D. McCartan (Down), T. Maguire (Cavan), J. McDonnell (Cavan); J Lennon (Down), S. Ferriter (Donegal); S O'Neill (Down), J McCartan (Down), P Doherty (Down); J. Whan (Armagh), P.T. Treacy (Fermanagh), F. Donnelly (Tyrone).
Subs: C. Gallagher (Cavan) for F. Donnelly; J. O'Neill (Tyrone) for J. Lennon
1965: S.Hoare (Donegal); G. Kelly (Cavan), B. Brady (Donegal), A. Morris (Cavan); D. McCartan (Down), T. Maguire (Cavan), P, Kelly (Donegal); S. Ferriter (Donegal), R. Carolan (Cavan); S O'Connell (Derry), J O'Neill (Tyrone), P Doherty (Down); C. Gallagher (Cavan)), S. O'Neill (Down), P.T. Treacy (Fermanagh).
Sub: J Carroll (Monaghan) for S. Ferriter
1966: S.Hoare (Donegal); P. Kelly (Donegal), T. McCreesh (Armagh), T. O'Hare (Down); P. O'Hagan (Down), D. McCartan (Down), P, J. Flood (Donegal); R. Carolan (Cavan), J. O'Neill (Tyrone); J. Lennon (Down), J McCartan (Down), P Doherty (Down); C. Gallagher (Cavan), S. O'Neill (Down), P.T. Treacy (Fermanagh).
Subs: A. Morris (Cavan); S. O'Connell (Derry)
1968: S.Hoare (Donegal); G. Kelly (Cavan), B. Brady (Donegal), T. O'Hare (Down); J. Lennon (Down), D. McCartan (Down), P. Pritchard (Cavan); R. Carolan (Cavan), C. McAlarney (Down); M. Niblock (Derry), J J. O'Reilly (Cavan), N. Gallagher (Donegal); S. O'Connell (Derry), S. O'Neill (Down), C. Gallagher (Cavan).
Sub: D, O'Carroll (Donegal);
1970: A. Gallagher (Tyrone); A. McCabe (Cavan), T. McCreesh (Armagh), T. O'Hare (Down); B. McEniff (Donegal), M. McAfee (Derry), E. McGowan (Cavan); R. Carolan (Cavan), A. McAtamney (Antrim); J. Murphy (Down), M. Niblock (Derry), S. Duggan (Cavan); G. Cusack (Cavan), S. O'Neill (Down), S. O'Connell (Derry).
1971: P. McCarthy (Monaghan); J. Burns (Antrim), H. Diamond (Derry), A. McCabe (Cavan); B. McEniff (Donegal), M. McAfee (Derry), E. McGowan (Cavan); R. Carolan (Cavan), F. Fitzsimons (Antrim); S. O'Connell (Derry), C. McAlarney (Down), M. Niblock (Derry); G. Cusack (Cavan), S. O'Neill (Down), A. McCallin (Antrim)
Subs: E. Coleman (Derry) for F. Fitzsimons; J. Murphy (Down) for G. Cusack .
1979: B. McAlinden (Armagh); D. Stevenson (Armagh), T. McGovern (Down), F. Ward (Donegal); K. McCabe (Tyrone), P. Moriarty (Armagh), M. Moran (Derry); P. McGinnity (Fermanagh), L. Austin (Down); C. McAlarney (Down), J. Kernan (Armagh), B. Donnelly (Tyrone); P. Loughran (Armagh), P. Rooney (Down), S. Devlin (Armagh)
Subs: C. Digney (Down) for M. Moran; P. McNamee (Cavan) for P. Loughran; J. Smyth (Armagh) for B. Donnelly .
1980: B. McAlinden (Armagh); E. Hughes (Monaghan), T. McGovern (Down), F. Ward (Donegal); K. McCabe (Tyrone), P. Moriarty (Armagh), S. McCarville (Monaghan); P. McGinnity (Fermanagh), L. Austin (Down); C. McAlarney (Down), J. Kernan (Armagh), E. Young (Derry); P. McNamee (Cavan), P. Rooney (Down), P. Loughran (Armagh)
Sub: M. Moran for P. Loughran;
1983: B. McAlinden (Armagh); P. Kennedy (Down), G. McCarville (Monaghan), J. Irwin (Derry); E. Hughes (Monaghan), P. Moriarty (Armagh), J. Reilly (Cavan); L. Austin (Down), F. McMahon (Armagh); P. McGinnity (Fermanagh), G. Blaney (Down), J. McCartan (Down); J. Corvan (Armagh), E. McKenna (Tyrone), M. McHugh (Donegal)
Subs: P. O'Rourke (Down) for G. McCarville; P. McNamee (Cavan) for J.McCartan; D. Stevenson (Armagh) for E. Hughes; G. McCarville (Monaghan) for M. McHugh
1984: B. McAlinden (Armagh); P. Kennedy (Down), G. McCarville (Monaghan), J. Irwin (Derry); M. Carr (Donegal), M. Lafferty (Donegal), J. Reilly (Cavan); L. Austin (Down), E. McKenna (Tyrone); P. McGinnity (Fermanagh), J. Kernan (Armagh), G. Blaney (Down); M. McHugh (Donegal), F. McGuigan (Tyrone), E. Hughes (Monaghan)
Subs: T. McDermott (Donegal) for J. Irwin; F. McMahon (Armagh) for L. Austin; P. O'Rourke (Down) for M. Carr
1989: P. Linden (Monaghan); C. Hamill (Antrim), E. Sherry (Monaghan), A. Scullion (Derry); M. McQuillan (Armagh), D. Loughman (Monaghan), J. Reilly (Cavan); M. Grimley (Armagh), P. Donaghy (Tyrone); J. McMullan (Donegal), D. O'Hagan (Tyrone), G. Blaney (Down); M. McHugh (Donegal), E. McKenna (Tyrone), J. McConville (Monaghan)
Subs: P. McErlean (Antrim) for J. McMullan; A. Molloy (Donegal) for P. Donaghy;
1991: G. Walsh (Donegal); J. J. Doherty (Donegal), C. Deegan (Down), A. Scullion (Derry); M. McQuillan (Armagh), D. Loughman (Monaghan), M. Shovlin (Donegal); B. McGilligan (Derry), P. Donaghy (Tyrone); A. Cush (Tyrone), N. Smith (Armagh), D. Bonner (Donegal); P. Canavan (Tyrone), G. Blaney (Down), J. McCartan (Down)
Subs: D. McNichol (Derry) for A. Cush; E. Kilpatrick (Tyrone) for C. Deegan; K. McGurk (Armagh) for D. Bonner
1992: N. Collins (Down); M. Gallagher (Donegal), C. Deegan (Down), A. Scullion (Derry); M. McQuillan (Armagh), E. Kilpatrick (Tyrone), B. Breen (Down); S. King (Cavan), P. Brogan ( Donegal); R. Carr (Down), N. Smyth (Armagh), A. Cush (Tyrone); M. Linden (Down), T. Boyle (Donegal), R. Carolan (Cavan)
Subs: B. McGilligan (Derry) for P. Brogan; M. McHugh (Donegal) for A. Cush; (G. Blaney- Captain)
1993: D. McCusker (Derry); K. McKeever (Derry), M. Gallagher (Donegal), A. Scullion (Derry); M. McQuillan (Armagh), N. Hegarty (Donegal), D. J. Kane (Down); A. Tohill (Derry), B. McGilligan (Derry); D. Heaney (Derry), M. McHugh (Donegal), N. Smyth (Armagh); J. McCartan (Down), G. Houlihan (Armagh), E. Gormley (Derry)
Subs: F. Cahill (Cavan) for M. McHugh; F. Devlin (Tyrone) for M. McQuillan;
1994: D. McCusker (Derry); J. J. Doherty (Donegal), M. Gallagher (Donegal), A. Scullion (Derry); M. McQuillan (Armagh), D. Loughman (Monaghan), D. J. Kane (Down); B. McGilligan (Derry), A. Tohill (Derry); J. McHugh (Donegal), N. Smyth (Armagh), R. Carr (Down); G. Houlihan (Armagh), D. Heaney ( Derry), J. McCartan (Down)
Subs: H. Downey (Derry) for D. Loughman; P. Canavan (Tyrone) for J. McHugh; B. Murray (Donegal) for D. Heaney
1995: F. McConnell (Tyrone); K. McKeever (Derry), A. Scullion (Derry), M. Gallagher (Donegal); M. McQuillan (Armagh), D. J. Kane (Down), F. Devlin (Tyrone); P. Brewster (Fermanagh), B. Murray ( Donegal); R. Carolan (Cavan), G. Blaney (Down), J. McCartan (Down); M. Linden (Down), A. Boyle (Donegal), P. Canavan (Tyrone)
Subs: A. Tohill (Derry) for P. Brewster; R. Carr (Down) for A. Boyle;
1998: F. McConnell (Tyrone); J. J. Doherty (Donegal), C. Lawn (Tyrone), P. Devlin (Tyrone); K. McGeeney (Armagh), H. Downey (Derry), N. Hegarty (Donegal); J. Burns (Armagh), A. Tohill (Derry); J. McGuinness (Donegal), G. Cavlan (Tyrone), P. McGrane (Armagh); D. McCabe (Cavan), A. Boyle (Donegal), P. Canavan (Tyrone)
Subs: G. Coleman (Derry) for C. Lawn; P. Brewster (Fermanagh) for J. Burns; M. Linden (Down) for J. McGuinness:
In extra time J. McGuinness (Donegal) for P. McGrane; D. Marsden (Armagh) for A.Boyle
